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Mississauga resident Elias Hazineh had submitted the affidavit to support his allegation the mayor was in a conflict at the Region of Peel when she voted in 2007 on development charge issues that could have saved her son’s company $11 million on a major downtown project.

Peter McCallion’s now-inadmissible affidavit states that his company, World Class Developments (WCD), was working toward a 2008 building permit deadline that would have saved the $11 million.

That deadline had been set by an extension voted on by regional council, including the mayor.

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Peter McCallion also stated in his affidavit that he was a principal of WCD. His mother denies she knew this when she voted in 2007.

In his ruling, Sproat said he struck the affidavit because Peter McCallion recanted some of what he swore (specifically, that he was a principal of WCD) in a later affidavit.

Sproat also said it’s unlikely Peter McCallion would agree to admitting what he swore in the 2009 affidavit since it supports the current allegations against his mother.

Hazineh said while he would have preferred to see the affidavit included in the case, it’s not a major setback. “The relevant points (of the affidavit) were also acquired during cross-examination of witnesses (for this case), including Mayor McCallion herself.”

The mayor could be removed from office if the court finds her actions in 2007 were not inadvertent.

She is expected to take the stand in her defence next Thursday and Friday.

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